All coming on a treat Garry. I don't understand any of the electrics involved but it sounds as if you have it all in hand.
1/72 HMS Iron Duke - Type 23 Frigate
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Thanks Jim, when I started I didn't have a clue about the electronics either, so got stuck in and started reading, and slowly I'm starting to understand, I will no doubt make some mistakes, but hey, every day is a school day.
YES Garry its learn learn an more learning = fun an enjoyment to see somthing that you have wired up an then to your amazemant it all works as thats how it is for me as
basically the wireing is all circuts an jump circuts to the actual unit thats to be got working an you will pick it up ok when concidering how fast an accrute you have built her so far as im amazed VERY WELL DONE INDEED
chrisb
basically the wireing is all circuts an jump circuts to the actual unit thats to be got working an you will pick it up ok when concidering how fast an accrute you have built her so far as im amazed VERY WELL DONE INDEED
chrisb
I've been busy with the mast sections, and some fiddly bits
I added the top section to the main mast, and made 8 little pyramids that fit onto the sides of said section.
Then I started on the smaller hanger deck mast, and have managed to get the main body of that done, now I need to make 4 little inverted triangles to close up the holes.
Then it's back to filling and sanding.
I added the top section to the main mast, and made 8 little pyramids that fit onto the sides of said section.
Then I started on the smaller hanger deck mast, and have managed to get the main body of that done, now I need to make 4 little inverted triangles to close up the holes.
Then it's back to filling and sanding.
HI Garry great to see you settin about them masts as they are fairly awkward to build as there are so many angles on them an glad you managded to make them tiny pyramids as i took an easy route on them as i found them already made on jens plastic chain what fits around the garden as they were the exact size it was just a case of cut them off an sand down an glue them in place on the mast so that saved a lot of work but its all the fun of the build isnt it yours are lookin good keep the updates comin
ATB
Chrisb
ATB
Chrisb
Two superb build in the offing! They both look absolutely spot-on and are more than inspirational to us lesser mortals!
Steve
Steve
THANK YOU Steve youre all welcome an i think Garry would say the same as they are as the sayin goes we aim to please lol
chrisb
Thank you Steve.
G
Garry .
Probably a good thing that your both not going to use the same boating lake when there finished as there would be nothing else left floating !
Great to watch, I agree with Jim about the electrics , that is indeed a black dark art !
Probably a good thing that your both not going to use the same boating lake when there finished as there would be nothing else left floating !
Great to watch, I agree with Jim about the electrics , that is indeed a black dark art !
YES John my ole nimtz aircraft carrier used to mow them down anything in the way as it took so long to stop her end result several smaller vessels deep sixed an yes John eletrics is a very dark art as ive been fitting them in my ships for 30 odd yrs an im still struggleling to understand how the eletrics works
an ive just heard from the gent who is makin my gun fire an gun flash unit an wow its not goin to be easy im afraid as what he told me is a bit complex if i understand him correctly an not a small unit either as he said the plastic box it all comes in is 4 an a half inches long an dont know the wheight but i hope not to heavy but at that length it will be a job to find space in the hull to fit it as in it there is a sound generator unit 'a timer unit 'an a amplefiyer unit ' an a maybe 4 inch speaker so a complex unit i only hope i can understand how to wire it all up an hope you had your breakfast in bed lol
chrisb
chrisb
I visited the lake at a local town today, and they were having the NZ National Radio Sailing Championship for RC yachts, I believe that they are the IOM class, and they are 1m long, with the event lasting for 3 days.
The competition was fierce as you can imagine.
I had a chat with one of the local organisers to see whether my frigate would be allowed to sale on their lake, and was pleased to say he said it would be fine, and he was also keen to see the ship. He was impressed that she is nearly twice the length of their yachts.
So in time I know where I will be sailing HMS Iron Duke.
The competition was fierce as you can imagine.
I had a chat with one of the local organisers to see whether my frigate would be allowed to sale on their lake, and was pleased to say he said it would be fine, and he was also keen to see the ship. He was impressed that she is nearly twice the length of their yachts.
So in time I know where I will be sailing HMS Iron Duke.
WEL Done Karl was it all scratchbuilt ?
chrisb
Yeah, cut from balsa, strip planked hull then glassed over, carbon fibre keel and rudder, casting the lead keel bulb was fun, first go the mould wasn't 100% dry......sort of went bang.
Race winning boats are fibreglass made from a mould like the real things.
OH lovely to hear that Garry see you have someone intrested in seein her already an no doubt he will tell all his m8 's so she should get a good welcome an how big the lake roughly ? as our nowich pond is about 600 ft long by about 60 ft wide so plenty of room to take big models a pity the local council makes it awkward for us to park up to sail but a special evnts we can get our car right up to the pond edge but only a bout 4 times a yr so i sail alot at sheringham where there is no bother parkin but it a smaller pond but still big enough to take big models so im happy an how the work goin on I/D ?
CHRISB
Chris the lake is quite large, it's about 14 hectares in total apparently, and pretty shallow being man made, so it is very calm.
Garry
That's some really nice scratchy work going on there Noah Garry...Real nice to hear you now have a place to sail her when she's finished. I guess sailing her in the bathtub wouldn't be too successful, would it!!!...
Prost
Allen
Prost
Allen
Garry, looking very nice mate.
Thank you Allen, very kind of you to say. Yes, the bathtub would be a tad small.
Much obliged Paul.
HI Garry any chance of you sending us a pic of that lake where you will saill I/D
? an have you got your R/C set yet ? as love to see a pic of it when you can
Chrisb
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